Invite them and they will come! Friday night we hosted a great night to welcome Aaron and Jolyn. Pat and the guys put snags, burgers and chicken on the barbie. Everyone came to have a great time, as usual! The Aussies arrive with their "eskies," their coolers with what they like to drink. They also brought "potato bake," a barbie staple, like our potato salad might be, but we would call this Scalloped Potatoes. They also brought "a pav," or "pavlova," another Aussie beautiful dessert, made with merangue and cream with fruit on top, such as blueberries and passion fruit. We threw in watermelon and baked beans for Kate, my boss' daughter, who wanted to see for herself "a real American barbeque!" I also made a birthday cake for the masses celebrating their birthdays all week long. I think we counted 12 birthdays represented, so I wrote "Happy Birthday Y'All" for good measure!
Many who came have traveled to the U.S. either recently (just two weeks back, Chico, California, believe it or not!), or in the past (3 month road trips, etc.). My boss and his family made the trip last April, including staying in Corvallis, in our home with Maureen and Rod, so there were lots of travel stories and laughing at each others' cultures! We're learning to do that very well - particularly at our own!
No time to lose, so our next morning we were up and packed ready for our two week holiday!
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